One of three suspects allegedly
involved in an organized retail theft ring that targeted the electronics
departments of at least four Walmart stores in Southeast Texas is behind bars
in the Polk County Jail after he was transferred from the Galveston County Jail
and booked in Thursday morning.

Perry Domicko Booker, 18, is
still being held in the Polk County Jail on felony charges of engaging in
organized criminal activity and organized retail theft between $1,500 and
$20,000. Collectively, his bail has been set at $50,000.

According to a press release, the
Livingston Police Department started the theft investigation on Aug. 21. A
Walmart employee called the police after he or she found that a gaming console
case had been broken into by three black male suspects, who stole an
undisclosed number of gaming consoles.

"After
further investigation it was determined that there were four other Walmart
stores that were targeted by these same three black male suspects," the press
release stated. "The investigation continued by other law enforcement agencies
sharing information and a vehicle description was obtained along with
photographs of the suspects."

The
information sharing led to LPD investigators being notified by the Kemah Police
Department on Aug. 26, that the three suspects, two adults and a juvenile, had
been identified and arrested after another theft at the Walmart in Kemah.

According
to the Kemah Police Department, the three suspects had allegedly also targeted
the Walmart in LaMarque shortly before they were arrested. The two adult
suspects were taken to the Galveston County Jail, and the juvenile was taken
into custody by juvenile authorities in Galveston.

The
press release stated the Livingston Police Department then sought and obtained
arrest warrants for the suspects. Booker was later arrested in Houston on Sept.
4. He was transferred to the Polk County Jail.

"The
Livingston Police Department is continuing the investigation, and more arrests
are to follow" the press release stated.

In the wake of an incident in which the driver of a Ford Explorer allegedly almost backed into a Lufkin PD patrol unit while he was fleeing a traffic stop Monday afternoon, the police department will be seeking a warrant for his arrest.

In the wake of an incident in which the driver of a Ford Explorer allegedly almost backed into a Lufkin PD patrol unit while he was fleeing a traffic stop Monday afternoon, the police department will be seeking a warrant for his arrest.